---
name: "Stephen Dillane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-dillane"
fi1m_id: "stephen-dillane"
imdb_id: "nm0226820"
tmdb_id: 8435
wikidata_id: "Q707538"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 November 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-07T15:04:46.254051+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Stephen Dillane

## Identity

Stephen Dillane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-dillane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-dillane
- **IMDb ID:** nm0226820
- **TMDB ID:** 8435
- **Wikidata ID:** Q707538
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Dillane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707538, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226820/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8435

Actor. Born 30 November 1956 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 November 1956, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Also known as:** Stephen Dillon, استیون دیلین
- **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 72 (1), 2000s 76 (2), 2010s 76 (3), 2020s 71 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, History 3, Crime 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $420m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Dillane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707538, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226820/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8435

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Outrun*](https://film.one/film/the-outrun.md) (72), [*KAOS*](https://film.one/tv/kaos.md) (67)
- **HBO Max:** [*John Adams*](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md) (81)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Hamlet*](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1990.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Stephen Dillane

> Stephen Dillane makes a supporting character feel worth following, without drawing attention to the effort. We rate his restraint, though even an actor this attentive needs a script that gives him enough to do.

In *The Outrun* (2024), Stephen Dillane plays Andrew, Rona's father, in wild high spirits and in a bed he cannot leave. He is persuasive in both, without making either state seem like an actor's demonstration. We were moved by his performance because he makes those changes matter even when the film gives Andrew too little attention. There is a supporting character here we want to know better, in a film built almost entirely around Saoirse Ronan. Saskia Reeves gives Rona's mother Annie a steadiness that the script follows more patiently, which makes the limits on Andrew harder to miss.

That understated approach had an early leading outlet in *Welcome to Sarajevo* (1997), where he played Michael Henderson. His screen work increased from the late 1990s, following an established stage reputation earlier that decade, and Leonard Woolf in *The Hours* (2002) brought wider recognition. Television made him more prominent through Stannis Baratheon in *Game of Thrones* (2012), while *The Tunnel* (2013) gave him a lead as Karl Roebuck, alongside Clémence Poésy. His naturalistic approach suits the introspective and conflicted men he is frequently asked to play.

The difficulty comes when that discretion is asked to compensate for thin writing. In Nora Fingscheidt's *The Outrun*, Andrew has less room to be a person in his own right than Rona does. Dillane is good at both extremes; he cannot supply the missing time with the character. Ronan carries the film without visible strain, so this is not a complaint about the leading performance. We simply wanted more room for the people around her, and his Andrew makes that shortage especially apparent.

We would not choose *The Uprising* (2026) simply for Dillane's Simon Sudbury. Paul Greengrass gives it a convincing medieval setting, but the relentless action does too much of the storytelling. Andrew Garfield supplies a persuasive lead; our reservations concern how the film moves, not a lack of conviction at its centre. Try *The Outrun* for Dillane, but do not expect the film to be as interested in Andrew as we were.

## Biography

Stephen Dillane is a British actor. He trained at the University of Exeter and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and began his career on stage before moving into film and television.

He is known for his stage work, including a Tony Award-winning performance in Tom Stoppard's *The Real Thing* (2000). On screen, his credits include Leonard Woolf in *The Hours* (2002), Stannis Baratheon in *Game of Thrones* (2011–2015), Viscount Halifax in *Darkest Hour* (2017), and Andrew in *The Outrun* (2024). He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for portraying Thomas Jefferson in the miniseries *John Adams* (2008).

Dillane has also appeared in *Spy Game* (2001), *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), *The Crown* (2016), *Outlaw King* (2018) and *The Professor and the Madman* (2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *The Uprising* (2026), Fi1m 62, as Simon Sudbury — [page](https://film.one/film/the-uprising.md)
- *KAOS* (2024), Fi1m 67, as Prometheus — [page](https://film.one/tv/kaos.md)
- *The Outrun* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Andrew — [page](https://film.one/film/the-outrun.md)
- *Sherwood* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Roy Branson — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md)
- *Vigil* (2021), Fi1m 70, as Shaw — [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md)
- *Darkest Hour* (2017), Fi1m 66, as Viscount Halifax — [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Fi1m 80, as National Security Advisor — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Stannis Baratheon — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *John Adams* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Thomas Jefferson — [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *The Hours* (2002), Fi1m 72, as Leonard Woolf — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Hamlet* (1990), Fi1m 72, as Horatio — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1990.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Uprising* (2026), as Simon Sudbury — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-uprising.md)
- *How It Is* (2026), Actor
- *The Three Urns* (2026), as The Damp Man
- *KAOS* (2024), series, as Prometheus — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/kaos.md)
- *The Outrun* (2024), as Andrew — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-outrun.md)
- *The Gold Machine* (2022), as Narrator (voice)
- *Sherwood* (2022), series, as Roy Branson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md)
- *Boxing Day* (2021), as Richard
- *Red Election* (2021), series, as William Ogilvy
- *Vigil* (2021), series, as Shaw — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md)
- *Alex Rider* (2020), series, as Alan Blunt
- *The Man in the Hat* (2020), as The Damp Man
- *The Professor and the Madman* (2019), as Dr. Richard Brayne
- *Outlaw King* (2018), as King Edward I of England
- *Antigone* (2018), Actor
- *His Picture In Little* (2018), Actor
- *Darkest Hour* (2017), as Viscount Halifax — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/darkest-hour.md)
- *Mary Shelley* (2017), as William Godwin
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Graham Sutherland — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Event for a Stage* (2015), as Actor
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Stannis Baratheon
- *The Tunnel* (2013), series, as Karl Roebuck
- *Papadopoulos & Sons* (2012), as Harry Papadopoulos
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), as National Security Advisor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *Secret State* (2012), series, as Paul J. Clark
- *Hunted* (2012), series, as Rupert Keel
- *Twenty8K* (2012), as DCI Stone
- *A Touch of Cloth* (2012), series, as Macratty
- *Murder: Joint Enterprise* (2012), as Raglin
- *Perfect Sense* (2011), as Stephen
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Stannis Baratheon — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *44 Inch Chest* (2009), as Mal
- *Storm* (2009), as Keith Haywood
- *The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall* (2008), as Anthony Hurndall
- *God on Trial* (2008), as Schmidt
- *Red Mist* (2008), as Dr. Harris
- *Fugitive Pieces* (2008), as Jakob Beer
- *John Adams* (2008), series, as Thomas Jefferson — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *Savage Grace* (2007), as Brooks Baekeland
- *Goal II: Living the Dream* (2007), as Glen Foy
- *Klimt* (2006), as Secretary
- *The Greatest Game Ever Played* (2005), as Harry Vardon
- *Goal!* (2005), as Glen Foy
- *Nine Lives* (2005), as Martin
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Finch
- *Haven* (2004), as Mr. Allen
- *King Arthur* (2004), as Merlin
- *The Gathering* (2003), as Simon Kirkman
- *The Hours* (2002), as Leonard Woolf — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *The Truth About Charlie* (2002), as Charlie Lambert
- *Spy Game* (2001), as Charles Harker
- *The Parole Officer* (2001), as Inspector Burton
- *The Cazalets* (2001), series, as Edward Cazalet
- *Anna Karenina* (2000), series, as Karenin
- *Love & Rage* (2000), as Dr. Coly
- *The Darkest Light* (2000), as Tom
- *Ordinary Decent Criminal* (2000), as Noel Quigley
- *Firelight* (1998), as Charles Godwin
- *Déjà Vu* (1998), as Sean
- *Kings in Grass Castles* (1998), series, as Patsy
- *Welcome to Sarajevo* (1997), as Michael Henderson
- *Two If by Sea* (1996), as Evan Marsh
- *The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd* (1995), as Mr. Blackmore
- *The Rector's Wife* (1994), series, as Jonathan Byrne
- *Power and Lovers* (1994), as Antonio
- *You, Me and It* (1993), series, as James Woodley
- *Hostages* (1992), as Chris Pearson
- *Frankie's House* (1992), series, as Anthony Strickland
- *Frankie's House* (1992), Actor
- *Performance* (1991), series, as Mr Blackmore
- *Soldier Soldier* (1991), series, as Captain Mike Davidson
- *Heading Home* (1991), as Leonard Meopham
- *Hamlet* (1990), as Horatio — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1990.md)
- *The Yellow Wallpaper* (1989), as John
- *Christabel* (1988), series, as Peter Bielenberg
- *The One Game* (1988), series, as Nicholas Thorne
- *An Affair in Mind* (1988), as Gray Harston
- *The Secret Garden* (1987), as Captain Lennox
- *Business as Usual* (1987), as Mr. Dunlop (as Stephen Dillon)
- *Shift Work* (1986), as George
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as George
- *Frankie and Johnnie* (1986), as Reporter at Press Conference
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Leonard Meopham
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Bradford Galt
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Captain Lennox
- *Untitled Luther Sequel*, Actor
- *The Wanted Man*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Stephen Dillane](https://film.one/media/person/10900/gallery-9208f7155c1e.jpg) Stephen Dillane — Tiphaine Buccino, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Stephen_Dillane_at_Dinard_2012.jpg/1280px-Stephen_Dillane_at_Dinard_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stephen Dillane](https://film.one/media/person/10900/gallery-3a1cd481efc0.jpg) Stephen Dillane — Image via TMDB
- ![Stephen Dillane](https://film.one/media/person/10900/gallery-d2bc7cf763a6.jpg) Stephen Dillane — Image via TMDB
- ![Stephen Dillane](https://film.one/media/person/10900/gallery-da5cf6056f5e.jpg) Stephen Dillane — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Television Awards — 1 won

- 2009: Best Actor (won)

### Other awards — 4 won

- International Emmy Award for Best Actor 2014: International Emmy Award for Best Actor (won)
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble 2010: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble (won)
- Theatre World Award 2000: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2000: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (won), for *The Real Thing*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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